Banana Puree Recipe for Babies

Banana Puree recipe or Mashed Bananas formula is an easy puree recipe for babies. Bananas are the most favorite first food for all babies because of its scrumptious taste, less allergenic nature and creaminess. They are also rich in nutrients, fills tummy for a long period and helps to healthy weight gain for babies.

You can introduce banana to babies from 5 months itself. But it is always good to talk to your pediatrician before you introduce any new fruit while some babies are allergic to certain fruits. So you need to be very careful. And this also can be combined bananas with other fruits too.

How to Select Bananas for Baby food:

You can choose yellow bananas with less dark spots. Better to pick only firm ripe bananas. Avoid raw bananas as they are hard to digest.

Health benefits of bananas for Babies and Kids :

Banana is rich in fiber, easier to digest and hence prevents constipation.

Banana contains potassium that is good for heart health and encourages baby development

It also helps in treating diarrhea or upset tummies.

How to prepare Banana Puree Recipe for Babies

10 Mins

Persons: 2

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Banana – 1 small sized

Breastmilk or Formula Milk or water – 1 tbsp

Making Procedure

Set all the ingredients ready aside. Peel the banana and trim the ends with a knife.

Then cut the banana into small pieces and place into a wide bowl. Squash the bananas well (without any chunks) with the masher.

Now add breastmilk/formula milk/ water to it and mix well until you get a creamy mash.

Alternatively, you can puree the bananas in a mixer/blender with milk to get a fine puree.

Banana Puree preparing tips:

When you introduce bananas for the first time to small babies, you can puree the bananas with breast milk using a blender.

Adjust the consistency by adding more water/breast milk/formula while feeding.

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